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Like a falling star, he descended on the Tarbh Cró, a Cassiline berserker, his sword biting and slashing like a silver snake.

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 61
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Fall
Biting
Like
Snake
Sword
Snakes
Silver
Falling
Star
Slashing
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Descended

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